Rotor energy augmented vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle is constructed with a front rotor or rotating assembly that shields the vehicle from motion induced resistance force to a degree without protruding beyond the sides of the vehicle and without significantly increasing the motion induced resistance force such that the motion induced resistance force to the vehicle drives the front rotor or rotating assembly where upon the resulting extracted rotary energy is coupled through mechanical, fluid or electrical means to vehicle drive wheels or propellers or other energy applications thereby utilizing some energy which would be otherwise lost/dissipated in total and thus significantly reducing the total energy expended to move/operate the vehicle.

1 . I claim a vehicle with a front fan/turbine/rotor that abstracts flow energy from vehicle motion generated flow while not significantly increasing motion resistance to produce a net or total decrease in the energy required to generate that vehicle motion from the vehicle without such front fan/turbine/rotor. 
   
   
       2 . Claim  1 , wherein the front fan/turbine/rotor is replaced with a movable rectangular slat/airfoil assembly. 
   
   
       3 . Claim  1 , wherein the vehicle has rear, trailing fan/turbine/rotor or a rear rectangular slat, airfoil assembly that abstracts surrounding flow energy with no significant vehicle drag/resistance and returns some of the vehicle generated flow energy to the vehicle. 
   
   
       4 . Claim  1 , wherein the vehicle has a raised operator/driver/pilot cab such that an operators visual position is above the fan/turbine/rotor and closer to the top of the total vehicle than a vehicle without the fan/turbine/rotor or a moving/rotating rectangular slat/airfoil system. 
   
   
       5 . I claim a vehicle with one or more fans/turbines/rotors that collect and harness energy from vehicle movement created air flow with no significant increase in vehicle drag or air resistance to movement, to the vehicle without the fans/turbines/rotors. 
   
   
       6 . Claim  5 , wherein the fans/turbines/rotors is replaced with a rectangular series of slats or air foils on drive belts that rotate or move between a drive wheel arrangement. 
   
   
       7 . I claim a vehicle that embodies a movement created or generated relative flow driven rotating device with a shielding and smaller resistance area than the vehicle itself that reduces the net or total energy required to create that movement over the same vehicle without that embodiment. 
   
   
       8 . Claim  7 , wherein the vehicle embodies a water driven rotor device that abstracts vehicle generated energy from the relative water flow and decreases the energy expended to produce the vehicle motion through the water. 
   
   
       9 . Claim  7 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft with one or more front fuselage shielding rotors/turbines/fans that connect to one or more driving propellers.